Harsha on Spiritual Practice

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- Harsha

NondualitySalon ;

Sunday, September 17, 2000 10:07 PM

Spiritual Practice

The radical perspective that Oneness permeates all reality and Is

TheReality cannot be fully embraced unless one is ripe for it. It is

not enoughto say intellectually that I am god.Satsangha and spiritual

practice set the context to Recognize what OneAlready Is.Most

religions and traditions speak of practices and behavior that

aresupportive of spiritual aspirations and enlightenment or

Self-Realization.The seeking of and abidance in the "I AM" awareness

indicates the deepestlonging of the Soul to be in Communion with IT

Self.To Recognize the Self, the mind needs to become peaceful and

calm. Anagitated mind gets in its own way.Right Vision, Right

Conduct, and Right Practice are conducive to the mindsubsiding in the

Self. The mind becomes peaceful when we learn todistinguish between

that which is ever-changing and That which is neverchanging.When we

truly learn the difference between the Real and Unreal we do notcling

because we know it is not possible to possess anything or anyone andit

is not possible for anyone or anything to possess us. That is

wisdom.Wisdom is detachment. Detachment does not mean leaving people

or going awayfrom family and friends. It is simply coming to

andabiding in your Self while you carry on activities compelled by

your nature.No one can give up action as compelled by their nature

(karmas).Right conduct is that conduct which is colored by the

feeling of nonviolenceand amity towards other living beings. It helps

to dissolve fear, anger, andguilt and makes the mind suitable for

higher meditation. Right practice isthat spiritual practice which

reveals the nature of the Self.Love to

allHarsha// All paths go

somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions,

and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back

into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than

the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of

Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It

is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the

Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of

Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self.

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